Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2024-07-13

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 13
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
296 head
76 vs last sale 220 159 vs year ago 455 · 34.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
13 vs last sale 84 37 vs year ago 60 · +61.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
10 vs last sale 70 8 vs year ago 88 · 9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Breaker and Boner Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 7.00 lower, Lean Cows steady. Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder Steers mostly steady. Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder Bulls not well established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.73/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 147.29 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.
Average price
$234.73
20 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,283
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
16.96
vs TN average
34.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561236.851,32912thin
Small 1-2515234.111,2062thin
Medium and Large 2-3528230.711,2176thin
One grade step is worth $6.14/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
470420370319median 382.0201/0303/0705/0206/2008/15
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $456.21, low $333.47, median $382.02 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale20 hd
234.73
TN average10 barns · 929 hd
251.69
−16.96
National average164 barns · 12,328 hd
268.86
−34.13
This barn, trailing median30 sales
382.02
−147.29
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,619154.572,50210
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,253130.541,63516
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,364129.341,76412
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,128110.791,25017

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,228$1,82110
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,191$1,65131
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,093$1,4957
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$1,3101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)995$1,2503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$2,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$2,2868
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)980$2,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

82 lots · USDA AMS · Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500477307.90/cwt299.00–315.001,4694
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750722240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518285.49/cwt275.00–294.001,4797
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650615237.98/cwt227.00–240.501,4649
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600562287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,6135
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added600–650635231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4672
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350305313.00/cwt313.00–313.009551
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850–900890176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5661
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400380289.59/cwt277.50–302.001,1002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500455257.43/cwt250.00–260.001,1714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450424306.59/cwt291.00–315.001,3008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0251,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2171,545.24/head1,350.00–1,650.001,5459
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600555263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,4602
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650630221.76/cwt221.00–222.501,3972
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400382307.00/cwt291.00–333.001,1739
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2503
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300288265.55/cwt260.00–280.007654
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38801,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500487224.10/cwt208.00–239.001,0913
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550514230.81/cwt219.00–236.001,1864
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800785214.42/cwt208.00–221.001,6832
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300255321.00/cwt321.00–321.008191
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600555230.50/cwt230.00–231.001,2792
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450440270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350345300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full600–650645222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy450–500450246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,1071
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,223122.63/cwt114.50–126.501,5003
CowsBoner 80-85%990113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,1241
Bulls1,088143.36/cwt140.00–146.501,5602
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400383229.90/cwt227.00–233.008812
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500483264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,2751
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350328253.33/cwt230.00–275.008313
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2701,808.97/head1,625.00–2,050.001,8093
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29002,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750717204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4632
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550530261.35/cwt250.50–285.001,3853
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450438247.94/cwt246.00–254.001,0864
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500495260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2871
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450408245.23/cwt231.00–260.001,0012
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800775167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2941
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550505274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,3841
CowsLean 85-90%1,126117.90/cwt110.00–124.001,3289
Bulls1,580166.22/cwt163.50–169.502,6262
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,411131.57/cwt129.50–137.501,8569
Bulls1,809154.42/cwt150.50–159.002,7936
CowsLean 85-90%1,131102.80/cwt100.50–105.501,1638
CowsBoner 80-85%1,270131.68/cwt127.00–137.501,67215
SteersSmall 1-2550–600595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
HeifersSmall 1-2450–500453229.48/cwt226.00–233.001,0402
HeifersSmall 1-2500–550515234.11/cwt223.00–245.001,2062
SteersSmall 1-2450–500460275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2651
Bred CowsSmall 1-29461,285.53/head1,210.00–1,410.001,2865
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-29802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsSmall 1-29601,260.29/head930.00–1,430.001,2604
Bred CowsSmall 1-29751,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
BullsSmall 1-2450–500483264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,2751
SteersSmall 1-2400–450425255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0841
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2561,870.12/head1,700.00–2,100.001,8709
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800760199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,5121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650640233.53/cwt230.00–237.001,4952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550514261.87/cwt256.00–287.001,3469
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600568251.83/cwt251.00–253.501,4303
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700673231.79/cwt216.00–240.501,5605
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1382,333.85/head2,150.00–2,500.002,3342
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1532,317.30/head2,150.00–2,550.002,3174
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650613258.47/cwt251.00–273.001,5846
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700667211.64/cwt208.00–216.001,4128
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300260265.00/cwt265.00–265.006892
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700657267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,75711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,813.81/head1,600.00–1,975.001,81417
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500469273.80/cwt254.00–283.001,2848
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600589270.18/cwt265.00–273.501,5915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350332271.77/cwt261.00–277.009023
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425258.06/cwt250.00–263.001,0978
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525243.59/cwt241.00–249.001,2793
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350333319.74/cwt313.00–326.001,0652
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573234.60/cwt227.00–242.001,3449
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378267.25/cwt251.00–271.001,0107

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.